Florence MacDonald explained

Florence MacDonald
Birth Date:October 27, 1909
Birth Place:Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Date:May 6, 2008 (aged 98)
Death Place:South Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sport:Running
Club:Boston Swimming Association
Olympics:1928
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Florence E. MacDonald (October 28, 1909 – May 6, 2008) was an American middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 800 m event and finished in sixth place, setting a new national record at 2:22.6.

MacDonald was born to Angus R. and Mary (Currie) MacDonald and had two sisters, Christina E. MacDonald and Margaret Janowicz. She married Peter Campbell and gave birth to a daughter, June Marie Russo, and a son, John Scott Campbell. For 25 years she worked as a nurse at a school of medicine.

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